The Good Shepherd (2006)

Director:

Robert De Niro

Writer (WGA):

Eric Roth (written by)

Release Date:

22 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller

Tagline:

Edward Wilson believed in America, and he would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it.

Plot:

The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.

Plot Keywords:

Cold War | Student | O.s.s. | Soviet | Suicide

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Matt Damon	...	Edward Wilson
Angelina Jolie	...	Margaret 'Clover' Russell
Alec Baldwin	...	Sam Murach
Tammy Blanchard	...	Laura
Billy Crudup	...	Arch Cummings
Robert De Niro	...	Bill Sullivan
Keir Dullea	...	Senator John Russell, Sr.
Michael Gambon	...	Dr. Fredericks
Martina Gedeck	...	Hanna Schiller
William Hurt	...	Philip Allen
Timothy Hutton	...	Thomas Wilson
Mark Ivanir	...	Valentin Mironov #2
Gabriel Macht	...	John Russell, Jr.
Lee Pace	...	Richard Hayes
Joe Pesci	...	Joseph Palmi
Eddie Redmayne	...	Edward Wilson Jr.
John Sessions	...	Valentin Mironov #1 / Yuri Modin
Oleg Shtefanko	...	Ulysses / Stas Siyanko (as Oleg Stefan)
John Turturro	...	Ray Brocco
Yelena Shmulenson	...	Dollar Woman
Jack Martin	...	Dollar Little Boy
Anne-Marie Cusson	...	Philip Allen's Secretary
Robert Bermudez Cordell	...	Bay of Pigs Voiceover (voice)
David Crommett	...	Spanish Translator
Michael Arden	...	Pinafore Actor
Justin Bohon	...	Pinafore Actor
Justin Daniel	...	Pinafore Actor
Michael Flanigan	...	Pinafore Actor
John Hill	...	Pinafore Actor
Will Reynolds	...	Pinafore Actor
Michael Seelbach	...	Pinafore Actor
Ryan Michael Shaw	...	Pinafore Actor
Stephen Powell	...	HMS Pinafore Singer
Henry Gummer	...	Bonesman / Boatswain
Gregory Marcel	...	Dancing Skeleton
Austin Williams	...	Young Edward Wilson
Sophie Sutton	...	Connie Wilson
Lars Gerhard	...	Mr. Haupt
Tessa Keimes	...	Mr. Haupt's Translator
Peter Kybart	...	Dr. Manheim
Rob Barnes	...	Man at Jazz Club
Lee Bryant	...	Mrs. John Russell, Sr.
Laila Robins	...	Toddy Allen
Redman Maxfield	...	Older Bonesman 1940
John Whitehead	...	Reverend Collins
Jeff Skowron	...	Deer Island Crooner 1940
Meredith Deacon	...	John Russell, Jr.'s Girlfriend
Josh Casaubon	...	Army Man 1940
Christopher Evan Welch	...	Photography Technical Officer
Tuc Watkins	...	Sound Technical Officer
Leonard Logsdail	...	Tailor
Eric Lindh	...	Tailor Shop Guard
Trace Taylor	...	Cryptographer
Amanda Barron	...	Cryptographer
James Faulkner	...	Lord Cooper
Robert Ian Mackenzie	...	Cambridge Club Butler
Dieter Riesle	...	Herr Franck
Sándor Técsy	...	Sasha, Ulysses' Aide (as Sandor Tecsy)
Tommy Nelson	...	Edward, Jr. - Age 6-7
Greg Plitt	...	Guard with Sullivan
Marcos Cohen	...	Dr. Ibanez
Jeff Applegate	...	Michael Johnson
Jon Monett	...	CIA Insect Man
Sandee Conrad	...	Edward's Secretary
Jonathan Dokuchitz	...	Husband Dinner Guest
Susan Haskell	...	Wife Dinner Guest
Sjoerd Dejong	...	Santa Claus
Neal Huff	...	Teletype Operations Officer
Jason Butler Harner	...	Teletype Communications Officer
Amy Wright	...	Safe House Operations Officer
Matthew Humphreys	...	Cherry Orchard Actor
Karron Graves	...	Cherry Orchard Actress
Robert C. Kirk	...	Laura's Taxi Driver
Reathel Bean	...	'Dame' Bonesman
Jerry Coyle	...	'Dame' Bonesman
Wally Dunn	...	'Dame' Bonesman
Roger Rathburn	...	'Dame' Bonesman
Michael Melvoin	...	Piano Player (as Mike Melvoin)
Glenn Kalison	...	Telephone Operations Officer
John Knox	...	Technical Service Officer
Benjamin Eakeley	...	Bonesman 1960
Gino Cafarelli	...	Palmi's Bodyguard
Tommy DeVito	...	Palmi's Bodyguard
Stefanie Nava	...	Tina Palmi
Isabella Cimato	...	Palmi's Granddaughter
Jimmy Marchese	...	Palmi's Grandson
Robert Prescott	...	Bonesman MC 1961
Bill McHugh	...	Reverend Christiansen
Ann Hampton Callaway	...	1961 Deer Island Singer
Christopher Druckman	...	FBI Agent
Liya Kebede	...	Miriam
John Henry	...	Philip Allen's Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brad Fleischer	...	Telephone Operations Officer #1
Alexander Suder	...	Kid
Will Blomker	...	Skull and Bones Member (uncredited)
Carl Burrows	...	Professor (uncredited)
Laura Butler	...	Extra (uncredited)
Frank Cadillac	...	Counterman (uncredited)
Pete Carmen	...	Teletype Communications Officer (uncredited)
Cuyle Carvin	...	Suicide Victim (uncredited)
Fidel Castro	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dominick Cicco	...	Protestor (uncredited)
Scot Cregan	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Ed Cuffe	...	Edward's Uncle (uncredited)
Robert Dearle	...	War Office Worker (uncredited)
Yevgeniy Dekhtyar	...	Russian Agent (uncredited)
Brandon deSpain	...	Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Todd Detwiler	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Jonah Falcon	...	Waiter (uncredited)
John Farrer	...	Bonesman (uncredited)
Roy William Gardner	...	Ed's Bonesman (uncredited)
Turi Haim	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Darryl Reuben Hall	...	Black Bar Patron (uncredited)
Nyasha Hatendi	...	Thomas Lumumba (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Katherine Hoskins Mackey	...	Mom (uncredited)
Hristo Hristov	...	Guard (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladislav Kozlov	...	Executioner (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Matt Leisy	...	Bonesman (uncredited)
Orest Ludwig	...	Room Service Man (uncredited)
Josh Pence	...	Bonesman (uncredited)
Nick Poltoranin	...	Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Mark Pomirtchi	...	Extra (uncredited)
Justin Restivo	...	Yale Student (uncredited)
James Lloyd Reynolds	...	Field Officer (uncredited)
Drew Seltzer	...	Edward's Classmate (uncredited)
Reyna Shaskan	...	Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Diana Shneider	...	Irina Russell (uncredited)
Leonard Silver	...	Civil Servant (uncredited)
Tomasz Smolarski	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Christopher Stadulis	...	Under Cover CIA Agent (uncredited)
Rick Voight	...	Mr. Jameson (uncredited)
Alec Von Bargen	...	Fidel Castro (uncredited)
John Wernke	...	Bonesman #3 (uncredited)
Shana Wiersum	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank C. Williams	...	Butler (uncredited)
Jeremy Woods	...	Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Danny Zaccagnino	...	Bonesmen (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert De Niro

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Roth		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Brigham	....	executive producer
Francis Ford Coppola	....	executive producer
Robert De Niro	....	producer
Howard Kaplan	....	executive producer
Guy McElwaine	....	executive producer
David C. Robinson	....	executive producer (as David Robinson)
James G. Robinson	....	producer
Jane Rosenthal	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Fowler
Marcelo Zarvos

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tariq Anwar

Casting by
Sig De Miguel
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Jeannine Claudia Oppewall		(as Jeannine Oppewall)

Art Direction by
Robert Guerra

Set Decoration by
Gretchen Rau
Leslie E. Rollins
Alyssa Winter

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Christine Beveridge	....	makeup artist: Mr. Damon (as Chrissie Beveridge)
Sasha Cummins	....	additional hair stylist
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair stylist (as Alan Dangerio)
Diane Dixon	....	assistant hair stylist
Tatjana Dulovic	....	makeup artist: Dominican Republic (as Tatiana Dulovic)
Alrida Fernández	....	hair stylist: Dominican Republic (as Alfida Fernandez)
Toni G	....	makeup artist: Ms. Jolie (as Toni Garavaglia)
Kay Georgiou	....	hair stylist: Mr. Damon
Thom Gonzales	....	hair stylist
Maureen Hetherington	....	hair stylist: London
Colin Jamison	....	hair stylist: Ms. Jolie
Jennifer Johnson	....	additional hair stylist
Todd Kleitsch	....	co-makeup designer
Todd Kleitsch	....	key makeup artist
Adruitha Lee	....	hair stylist: Angelina Jolie, additional photography
Marilyn MacDonald	....	makeup artist: London
Bridget O'Neill	....	key makeup artist: second unit, Los Angeles
Roisin O'Reilly	....	additional makeup artist
Rita Ogden	....	assistant makeup artist
Dionne Pitsikoulis	....	makeup artist
Jerry Popolis	....	hair co-department head
Donna M. Premick	....	makeup artist: Dominican Republic (as Donna Premick)
John Quaglia	....	assistant hair stylist
AnneMichelle Radcliffe	....	hair stylist
Scott H. Reeder	....	assistant hair stylist
Patricia Regan	....	makeup artist: Dominican Republic
Tomasina Smith	....	makeup artist
Carla White	....	makeup designer
Sunday Englis	....	prosthetic lab work (uncredited)

Production Management
Sean Garrett Fogel	....	production supervisor: second unit
Joseph E. Iberti	....	unit production manager
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor
Rachel Neale	....	unit production manager: UK
Santiago Quinones	....	assistant production manager: Dominican Republic
Desiree Reyes	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Ames	....	assistant director: second unit
Jonny Benson	....	crowd third assistant director: London
Phil Booth	....	second assistant director: UK
Humberto Castellanos	....	second assistant director: Dominican Republic
H.H. Cooper	....	first assistant director
Bettina Godi	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Kali R. Harrison	....	second second assistant director (as Kali Harrison)
Ivan Herrera	....	second assistant director: Dominican Republic
Jason Ivey	....	additional second assistant director
Marissa Kaplan	....	dga trainee
Robert Legato	....	second unit director (as Rob Legato)
Vicky Marks	....	third assistant director: UK
Francisco Ortiz	....	second assistant director: second unit
Gary S. Rake	....	additional second assistant director
Ruben Flores Rios II	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C.
Jennifer Truelove	....	second assistant director
Greg White	....	second assistant director (reshoots)

Art Department
Fernando Andujar	....	assistant art director: Dominican Republic
Jille Azis	....	set decorator: London
Mark Bachman	....	graphic designer
Mark Bentley	....	set dresser
Arturo Berastein	....	assistant art director: Dominican Republic
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master
David B. Brenner	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles re-shoots
Roland Brooks	....	charge scenic artist
Garf Brown	....	gang boss
Kelley Burney	....	set dresser
Francine Byrne	....	art department coordinator
Philip Canfield	....	leadman
Shannon Canfield	....	set dresser
William J. Canfield	....	set dresser
Carl Catanese	....	leadman: Dominican Republic/Washington D.C.
Doug Coleman	....	set dresser
Guy Cope	....	daily rigger
Kaem Coughlin	....	scenic artist
John Davis	....	storyboard artist (part one)
Gary Dawson	....	stand-by props
Jerry DeRogatis	....	set dresser
Daniel Dietrich	....	general foreman: Dominican Republic
Anthony Dimeo	....	property master: New York
Laura Dishington	....	graphic designer
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	carpenter
Gill Farr	....	production buyer: UK
Enrique Soldevilla Flórez	....	art department assistant: Dominican Republic
Suzanne Forward	....	props
Gerard J. Furey	....	set construction foreman
Emily Gaunt	....	camera scenic artist
Bobbi Jo Gonzales	....	set dresser: reshoots
Greco	....	set dresser
Claire Hassig	....	scenic artist
Nicholas Hill	....	greensman
Arlo Hoffman	....	on-set greens
Leo Holder	....	graphic artist
Eric Hunsaker	....	set dresser
Nicole Joubert	....	painter
Jeff Juberget	....	scenic artist
Eric Kagan	....	assistant props
Eric Kagan	....	food stylist
Derrick Kardos	....	additional graphic designer
Lisa Kent	....	set buyer
Tina Khayat	....	set decorating coordinator
Claire Kirk	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Kuder	....	carpenter
Mark Lane-Davies	....	scenic artist
Miguel López-Castillo	....	art director: Dominican Republic
Julie Marr	....	scenic artist
Alejandra Martinez	....	scenic foreman
Jennifer Massi	....	set decorator production assistant
Barbra Matis	....	assistant art director
Alexandra Mazur	....	assistant set decorator
Jean-Paul Menard	....	set dresser
Martha Eidsness Mitchell	....	art department coordinator: Dominican Republic
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator: Dominican Republic
Meghan Murray Collins	....	set decorating department assistant (as Meghan Murray)
Kelly Neary	....	prop assistant
Ken Nelson	....	construction coordinator
Tony Noble	....	concept artist: UK
Harry Pain	....	stand-by art director
Keith Pain	....	supervising art director: London
Garry Pastore	....	on-set dresser
Ivan Pazlamatchev	....	scenic artist
Pavel Pesta	....	scenic artist
Ronnie Petagna	....	head carpenter
Edward Pisoni	....	assistant art director
John Ralbovsky	....	scenic foreman
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	scenic artist
James Sadek	....	construction foreman
Jo Sansom	....	art department assistant
Mark Paul Selemon	....	greens foreperson
Mark Paul Selemon	....	greens person
Theo Sena	....	props
Lance Shepherd	....	construction electrician
Josephine Shokrian	....	art department assistant
Enrique Soldevilla	....	assistant art director: Dominican Republic
Katie Stern	....	art department assistant
John Wright Stevens	....	assistant art director
Jim Stubblefield	....	assistant property master: Dominican Republic
Guifre Tort Ortiz	....	scenic gang boss: Santo Domingo (as Guifre Tort)
Sloane U'Ren	....	assistant art director
Lance R. Walters	....	set dresser
Bradley Weinrieb	....	art department assistant
Chad E. Williams	....	assistant property master
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer
Brook Yeaton	....	property master: Washington DC
Harriet Zucker	....	assistant set decorator
Kenneth Brzozowski	....	set construction foreman (uncredited)
Miguel De Jesus	....	industrial shop person (uncredited)
Flo Frintzilas	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Jack Garwood	....	dressing props (uncredited)
Jorge Luis Gonzalez	....	key scenic industrial (uncredited)
Mieke Jones	....	art department production assistant: reshoots (uncredited)
Thomas Jones	....	foam technician (uncredited)
Elaine O'Donnell	....	set decorator: Dominican Republic (uncredited)
Sherryl Sachs	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Cassandra Saulter	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Kate Yatsko	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Coll Anderson	....	sound effects recordist
Antonio L. Arroyo	....	sound mixer: second unit
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist
John Casali	....	boom operator: UK
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Martin Czembor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phillip Fuller	....	technical support: sound
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	foley editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Avi Laniado	....	technical support: sound
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Allen Lau	....	apprentice sound editor
Tony Martinez	....	supervising dialogue adr editor
Jane McCulley	....	adr editor
Eytan Mirsky	....	foley editor
Chris Murphy	....	assistant sound
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Tom Nelson	....	sound mixer
Lenny Rabinowitz	....	adr recording engineer
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound effects editor
Steve Schwartz	....	first assistant sound editor
Warren Shaw	....	sound designer
Warren Shaw	....	sound re-recording mixer
Warren Shaw	....	supervising sound editor
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Stuart Stanley	....	foley editor
Jason Stasium	....	playback mixer
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Strausser	....	assistant sound editor
Bill Sweeney	....	foley editor (as William Sweeney)
Robert Troeller	....	sound mix technician
John Werner	....	dialogue editor
Eric Taylor Williamson	....	adr recording engineer

Special Effects by
Rafael Arias	....	special effects: Dominican Republic
Robin Beavis	....	special effects technician: UK
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor: UK
Gene Cunningham	....	special effects technician
Marc Dalet	....	special effects: Dominican Republic
Robert DeVine	....	special effects: stunt dummy
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Tez Palmer	....	special effects technician: UK (as Terry Palmer)
Linda Pierpont	....	special effects technician
Clemente Portillo	....	special effects: Dominican Republic
Nick Schiavo	....	special effects crew
Robert J. Scupp	....	special effects foreman (as Robert Scupp)
John Stifanich	....	special effects coordinator
Nigel Wilkinson	....	special effects technician: UK

Visual Effects by
Enrico Altmann	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Ron Ames	....	visual effects producer
Jeff Barnes	....	production executive: CafeFX
Brian Battles	....	visual effects: TheBasement
Greg M. Boettcher	....	visual effects
E.M. Bowen	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Seth Curlin	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Steve Dellerson	....	visual effects producer: Cafe FX
David Ebner	....	visual effects supervisor: CafeFX
Forest P. Fischer	....	miniature effects crew chief: New Deal Studios
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: Cafe FX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Shannon Blake Gans	....	visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios Inc.
Adam Gelbart	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Adam Gerstel	....	lead digital artist
Adam Gerstel	....	visual effects editor
Phillip Giles	....	effects animator: CafeFX (as Phil Giles)
Paul Graff	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX
Paul Graff	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX
Matthew Gratzner	....	visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Kevin Hoppe	....	3D matchmover: CafeFX
Lindsay M. Hoppe	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX (as Lindsay M. Anderson)
Lindsay M. Hoppe	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX (as Lindsay M. Anderson)
Wendy Hulbert	....	visual effects coordinator: CafeFX
Jeffrey Jasper	....	compositor: New Deal Studios
Llyr Tobias Johansen	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	compositor: New Deal Studios
Taryn P. Kelly	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios
Michael Kennen	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Stephen Lawes	....	visual effects: TheBasement
Robert Legato	....	visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
Arthur D. Lindfield	....	visual effects
Richard Ivan Mann	....	visual effects producer: CafeFX
Ed Mendez	....	digital compositor: CafeFX (as Edwardo Mendez)
Ray Moore	....	model maker: New Deal Studios (as Raymond Moore)
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital film colorist
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Toby Newell	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX
Toby Newell	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX
Will Nicholson	....	digital effects artist
Will Nicholson	....	effects animator: CafeFX
Desi Ortiz	....	visual effects senior editor: CafeFX
A.J. Raitano	....	first assistant cameraman: insert unit, New Deal Studios
Richard R. Reed	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Anthony Riazzi	....	digital supervisor: New Deal Studios
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Ruben Rodas	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX
Ruben Rodas	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX
Bernardo Rodriguez	....	visual effects editor: CafeFX
David Sanger	....	visual effects producer: New Deal Studios
Robert Stromberg	....	matte painting supervisor
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Danny Torres	....	systems administrator
Dawn Turner	....	visual effects coordinator: CafeFX
O.D. Welch	....	production executive: CafeFX
Ned Wilson	....	compositor: New Deal Studios
Randy Bosh	....	digital archivist: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Paul Hopkins	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
Lloyd Bass	....	stunt performer
Jill Brown	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	co-stunt coordinator
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Levan Doran	....	stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Paul Herbert	....	stunt coordinator: UK
Rick Kain	....	precision driver
Michael Mancuso	....	stunt pilot
Christopher Place	....	stunt double: Gabriel Macht
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt coordinator (as Stephen Pope)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts
Bill Richards	....	stunt pilot
Aaron Vexler	....	stunt double: Mark Ivanir
April Weeden	....	stunt double: Liya Kebede (as April Weeden-Washington)
Michael Ahl	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Damian Antonio	....	grip
David Appleby	....	grip
Miguel Batista	....	grip
Hilary Benas	....	camera production assistant
Michael Burke	....	gaffer: New York
Johnny Cicco	....	lighting specialist: Mr. Damon
Xiomara Comrie	....	assistant camera
Howard J. Cournoyer	....	rigging electrician
Jim Crowther	....	b camera grip
Howard Davidson	....	grip
Julian J. Delacruz	....	assistant camera
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician
Brant S. Fagan	....	additional Steadicam operator
Christopher Fernandez	....	grip: Washington D.C.
Kate Filby	....	clapper loader: UK
Glenn Fishel	....	grip
Michael Gallart	....	gaffer: second unit
Rusty Gardner	....	video assist operator: Washington, DC
Kevin Gilligan	....	grip
Philip Gleason	....	video assist operator: additional photography
Dennis Green	....	24 frame video operator
Eugene Grobler	....	lighting balloon operator
Brian Heller	....	aerial camera operator
Fabio Iadeluca	....	camera operator
Amaurys Jimenez	....	key grip
Aaron Keating	....	electrician
Paul Kelly	....	rigging electrian: UK
Billy Kerwick	....	key rigging grip
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer
Andrew Lawrence	....	camera trainee
David Lee	....	still photographer: Dominican Republic
Robert Legato	....	director of photography: second unit (as Rob Legato)
Kevin Lowry	....	grip
Patrick Lowry	....	rigging grip
Brian McClean	....	electrician
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Larry McConkey	....	camera operator
Charles Meere III	....	rigging best boy
Billy Merrell	....	best boy: UK
Richard Merrell	....	electrician: UK
William Moore	....	electrician
Robyn Noble	....	camera loader
Robyn Noble	....	head camera loader
Justin Panzanaro	....	grip
Brent Poleski	....	grip
Roberto A. Quezada	....	electrician: additional photography
Jenna A. Rice	....	camera production assistant
Sam Rosedietcher	....	grip (as Samuel Rosedietcher)
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician
Kelly Rutkowski	....	electrician
Daniel Salk	....	video assist
Alessandra Sangermano	....	clapper loader: "b" camera
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer
Alex Scott	....	film loader: second unit
Brooke Stanford	....	dimmer board operator
Allen Stillman	....	shop electrician
Gregor Tavenner	....	key focus puller
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator
Alf Tramontin	....	camera operator
Michael White	....	electrician
Steve Petrie	....	video assistant (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)
Santiago Yniguez	....	grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Nicholas Rizzi	....	background artist

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Carlyn Davis	....	extras casting: Washington D.C.
Dann Fink	....	adr voice casting
Samantha Finkler	....	casting assistant
Luis Garcia	....	casting assistant
Alena Garetovskaya	....	casting director: Russia
Tom Gustafson	....	background casting: Dominican Republic (as Thomas Gustafson)
Sue Jones	....	casting associate: UK
Ingrid Jungermann	....	extras casting
Heather Reidenbach	....	background casting associate
Lilian Tan Burch	....	extras casting assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Suzanne Kang	....	extras casting assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Megan Asbee	....	costume production assistant
Mitchell Bloom	....	assistant costume designer
Laurie Buehler	....	seamstress
Laurie Buehler	....	tailor
Gifford Byrne	....	additional costumer
Deb Dalton	....	costume supervisor: Washington D.C.
Marco de Magalhães	....	costume assistant: dailies
Debbe DuPerrieu	....	additional set costumer
Kate Edwards	....	costume supervisor
Emily Gunshor	....	costume assistant
Melissa Haley	....	costume department coordinator
Claire Hardaker	....	costume daily
Emma Heath	....	costume assistant
Katie Hill	....	daily costume assistant: UK
Iris Horta Lemos	....	costumer: Ms. Jolie (as Iris Lemos)
Lucia Lettini	....	wardrobe production assistant
Donna Maloney	....	costume supervisor
Bryan Mathison	....	costumer
Michelle Matland	....	assistant costume designer
Alethea McElroy	....	additional costumer
Elizabeth Muxi	....	seamstress
Elizabeth Muxi	....	tailor
Robert Pease	....	costumer
Jonathan Schwartz	....	costume assistant
Barnaby Smith	....	costumer: Mr. Damon
Azalia Snail	....	costumer: studio segments
Slobodan Strinic	....	costume supervisor: Dominican Republic
Annie Sulzberger	....	costume research assistant
Patrick Wiley	....	assistant costume designer
Celia Yau	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Brian Boyd	....	colorist
Kevin Buck	....	digital dailies project manager
Adam Geiger	....	associate editor
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital film colorist
Alex Nikolic	....	tvc editor: Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia
Nick Olson	....	post-production assistant
Carlos Mare Rodriguez	....	editorial staff
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate producer
Sparkle	....	digital dailies colorist
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent	....	musician
Mark Bächle	....	score preparation
Ralph Farris	....	musician
Tony Finno	....	music preparation
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Walt Fowler	....	orchestrator
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Josiah Gluck	....	score recordist
Greg Hayes	....	assistant music engineer
Shari Johanson	....	music editor (as Shari L. Johanson)
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Jon-Erik Kellso	....	musician
Richard King	....	music scoring engineer
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Daniel Levy	....	score preparation
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	music scoring engineer
Lawrence Manchester	....	music scoring mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Ladd McIntosh	....	orchestrator
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Sandra Park	....	music contractor
Dean Parker	....	assistant composer
Polyphony	....	musician
J. Ralph	....	music consultant
Jonathan Sheffer	....	conductor (as Jonathan Scheffer)
Patrick Spain	....	score assistant engineer
Tim Starnes	....	assistant music editor
Jason Stasium	....	pre record engineer
E. Gedney Webb	....	supervising music editor
Booker White	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham	....	transportation coordinator: UK
Edward Fanning	....	transportation co-captain
James Fanning	....	transportation captain
Simon Jones	....	driver: Matt Damon, UK
Luis A. Jurado	....	transportation captain
Brian Lieberz	....	driver: cast
Thomas F. Lombardi	....	picture vehicles
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: unit minibus, UK
Josiuan Rojas	....	transportation coordinator
Rodney Tait	....	assistant parking coordinator
Harry Taylor	....	driver: Robert De Niro, UK
Gary Thomas Williams	....	driver: Mr. Deniro (as Gary 'Little G' Williams)

Other crew
Carlos A. Acosta	....	location assistant
Bill Ahern	....	key set production assistant
Julie Arenal	....	choreographer
Rob Armstrong	....	stand-in
Jon Baker	....	armourer
Philip Ball	....	stand-in
Milton Bearden	....	technical advisor: CIA
Jonathan Bernier	....	production assistant
Mirashyam Blakeslee	....	production assistant
James Blythe	....	production assistant
Robin Borden	....	stand-in: Martina Gedeck
Michael Braun	....	office production assistant: re-shoots, New York
Derrick Brenner	....	photo double
Hannah Brown	....	production assistant: UK
Natalie S. Brown	....	set production assistant
Don Bufalini	....	stage set constructor
Jason Bush	....	production assistant
Eva Z. Cabrera	....	script supervisor
Blanca Camacho	....	adr loop group
Chris Camuto	....	accounting clerk
Cindy Carvalho	....	contact lens technician
Francesca Castellano	....	production coordinator: UK
Marco Centola	....	production assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
David Chambers	....	theatrical staging director
Gary Michael Clark	....	payroll accountant
Rita Colimon	....	assistant: Mr. Brigham
William Conacher	....	dialect coach: adr
Greg Conroy	....	location scout
Robyn Crisp	....	assistant: Ms. Jolie
Leah Deveau	....	accountant
Ged Dickersin	....	location scout
Mikey Eberle	....	set production assistant
Frank J. Ellison	....	financial controller
Luis R. Estrella-Rivera	....	location scout: Puerto Rico
Jonathan Farbowitz	....	production assistant
Wesley Fata	....	assistant choreographer
Ray Felipe	....	script researcher
David John Ferguson	....	location coordinator
Paul D. Fischer	....	script coordinator
Carol Flaisher	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Bellamy Forrest	....	set production assistant
Luis Eduardo 'Beto' Franco	....	production assistant
Bill Garvey	....	location scout
Rhonda George	....	production coordinator
Holly Goline	....	assistant: Ms. Jolie
Rachel Gonzales	....	accounting clerk
Zak Grausam	....	post-production accountant
Hal Gross	....	payroll auditor
Nate Grubb	....	production assistant
Rainer G. Gruetzmacher	....	general foreman
Joe Guest	....	location scout
Lisa Hagenmeyer	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Thalia Harithas	....	additional set production assistant
Will Haynes	....	additional floor runner
Linel Hernández	....	production secretary
Lauren Hurst	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Marshall Johnson	....	location assistant
Michael Kaplan	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Richard Keeshan	....	production secretary
Aymen Khalifa	....	cultural consultant
Elizabeth Klenk	....	assistant location manager
Neil Konigsberg	....	location scout
Ashley Kravitz	....	rights clearances
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
John Latenser V	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Stephen Lawes	....	title designer
Thomas K. Lee	....	set production assistant
Lucia Lettini	....	alterations
Kendra Levenberg	....	craft service
Kimberly Lord	....	production and distribution counsel
Sam B. Lorn	....	set security
Paul Lucero	....	location assistant
Meghan Lyvers	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
SiddeeQah Na'Imah Malik	....	production assistant (as Siddeeqah Na'Imah Malik)
Derek J. Manganelli	....	location assistant
Jennifer Markowitz	....	accounting clerk
Paul Mastroianni	....	production assistant
Ryan McCormick	....	executive assistant: Mr. DeNiro
Isaac Mejía	....	set production assistant: Los Angeles
Barney Miller	....	production runner: UK
Angel Ramon Mirabal Montes de Oca	....	production assistant
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Christie Mullen	....	location manager
Raquel Munoz	....	set production assistant
Michele Nieves	....	production assistant
Alex Nikolic	....	media producer
Rocco Nisivoccia	....	location assistant
Alfred Nittoli	....	stand-in
Alison Noel	....	production assistant
Matthew Dillon Noonan	....	location assistant
Leda Nornang	....	assistant production coordinator
Colin J. O'Hara	....	assistant: Mr. Damon
Brendan O'Rourke	....	production assistant
Vanraaj Padhaal	....	production secretary
Dan Pellar	....	production assistant
John Perez	....	location scout
Phuong-Thuy Pham	....	location coordinator
Amanda Platner	....	office intern
Ian Pollington	....	location manager
Lynn H. Powers	....	assistant location manager
Joaquin Diego Prange	....	location manager: D.R. unit
Matthew F. Preston	....	production secretary: Washington, D.C.
Holly Pullinger	....	assistant coordinator
Alejandro de Quesada	....	historical consultant
Jonathan Reich	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Victor C. Reyes	....	set production assistant
Bill Richards	....	aerial coordinator
Ben Rimmer	....	location manager: UK
Minico Roberts	....	accounting clerk
Christina I. Rodriguez	....	production assistant
Ulises Rodriguez	....	production coordinator: Dominican Republic
Ulises Rodriguez	....	production secretary
Mark Romanelli	....	key production assistant: second unit
Sarah Rubenstein	....	payroll accountant
Jonathon Ruckman	....	photo double
Ben Ruggiero	....	production assistant
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	first assistant accountant
Colby Shrefler	....	location assistant
Joshua Shull	....	location assistant
Susan Silas	....	location scout
Iain Smith	....	location assistant
Jason Sosnoff	....	research advisor
Steven D. Spencer	....	production assistant
Yorgo Stathopoulos	....	location assistant
Joseph Stephans	....	second assistant location manager
Maira Suarez	....	second assistant accountant
Lygia Day Szelwach	....	on-set teacher
Melanie Tolbert	....	stand-in
Gary Trentham	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Priti Trivedi	....	additional set production assistant
Catherine Tyler	....	set runner
Kalinda Ukanwa	....	second payroll accountant
Michael Uribe	....	location assistant
Kara-Lynn Vaeni	....	theatrical staging assistant
Schuster Vance	....	stand-in: Lee Pace
Eva Vedock	....	craft service
Denise Violante	....	production assistant: first team
Steven Wargo	....	key craft services
Lawrence 'Law' Watford	....	production assistant
Michael H. Weber	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Amy L. Weinblum	....	executive assistant: Mr. De Niro
Jonathan Weiner	....	production assistant
Berry Welsh	....	intern
Michael Wendt	....	intern
Janet M. West	....	assistant: Mr. J.G. Robinson (as Janet West)
Rebecca White	....	assistant accountant
John Whitley	....	second assistant accountant
Meghan K. Wicker	....	assistant production office coordinator
Meghan K. Wicker	....	travel coordinator
Ani Williams	....	production assistant
Barry Williams	....	production assistant
Eric Wrolstad	....	assistant location manager
Kaisa Åkerlund	....	legal liaison
Roberto De Jesus	....	assistant production office coordinator (uncredited)
Christopher Geair	....	assistant location manager: Washington DC (uncredited)
Jennifer Manchester	....	assistant: David Robinson (uncredited)
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen	....	production consultant (uncredited)
Michael Notarile	....	production intern (uncredited)
Giselle Mangual Perez	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks
Mick Gould	....	special thanks
Suzana Peric	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Morgan Creek Productions
• Tribeca Productions (as Tribeca)
• American Zoetrope

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Morgan Creek International (2007) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Solar Entertainment (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Taramount Film (2007) (Serbia) (theatrical) (Montenegro, Macedonia)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2010) (UK) (TV) (BBC2)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Basement (visual effects) (as TheBasement)
• CafeFX (visual effects)
• Digital Backlot (visual effects)
• New Deal Studios (visual effects and animation)
• Anatomorphex (stunt dummies)

Other Companies

• Mackey/Sandrich Casting  casting
• BBC Motion Gallery  playback and stock footage provided by
• Basement  title design (as TheBasement)
• British Film Institute (BFI)  playback and stock footage provided by
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• C5  foley recording facility
• Castle Oaks Productions  soundtrack
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Complete Post  digital dailies
• Electric Picture Solutions  editing equipment
• Fox Movietone News  playback and stock footage provided by
• Getty Images  playback and stock footage provided by (as Archive Films by Getty Images)
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• ITN Source  playback and stock footage provided by
• K&G Grip Equipment  grip equipment
• Legacy Studios  score recorded and mixed at (as Legacy Studios, New York)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Lightworks  edited on
• Manhattan Transfer  adr facility
• Mobile Mouthful  catering (UK)
• Movie Lot, The  UK security
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• Orbit Digital  HD preview services
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  camera equipment
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment
• Producer's Library Service  playback and stock footage provided by (as Producers Library)
• Red Talent and Literary Agency  talent agency and representative
• Rex Post  additional adr
• See Factor Industries  stage rigging equipment
• See Factor  stage rigging equipment (as See Factor Industries)
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording services (as Sound One)
• Soundtrack  adr facility
• Studios  media production: Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  release printing
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• WPA Film Library  stock footage courtesy of (as The WPA Film Library)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language

Runtime:

167 min | Russia:139 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Russian | German | Lingala

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #43094) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | South Korea:18 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:18PL | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

49-51 Chambers Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The character Yuri Modin is loosely based on supposed Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Wilson is transferred to Berlin, the first original footage of the ruins of the city is subtitled "Soviet Sector, Berlin". In fact, the footage shows the area around the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, which was in the American Sector, and later on the center of West Berlin.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Miriam:You are safe here with me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Middleman: The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome (#1.12)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Come Rain or Come Shine

We are all boot-makers to kings.

"The mental facility to detect conspiracies and betrayal are the same qualities most likely to corrode natural judgment." Almost every year, there is one great film that slips under my radar. I usually wait for it to hit DVD because it keeps getting passed over for other films I'd rather watch. However, when I finally get around to seeing it, I wonder to myself how I ever let it pass me by.

In 2006, that film is Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd". Here is a cinematic gem that hits all the right notes. It is a study in detail. It is a master-class in mood and tone and style. This movie is a fascinating character study and a riveting story of trust, loyalty and betrayal -- both personally and politically.

Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) is a gifted young man whose keen intellect and sharp observational skills soon catch the attentions of some important people. While attending Yale University, Edward is recruited into the uber-secretive college society known as the Skull and Bones. During the initiation ritual, he is asked to recount a secret that he has never before revealed -- a pledge of trust and brotherhood. He describes his father's suicide as a result of being a disgraced naval officer.

The FBI becomes aware of Edward's abilities. His encounter with a poetry professor only serves to expedite his venture into the world of espionage.

Edward's ties to that secretive community cost him his first love, Laura, a beautiful young deaf girl with a heart of gold and a pure spirit. Instead, a relationship seems forced upon him with Clover (Angelina Jolie), sister to one of his fraternity colleagues. An unplanned pregnancy rushes along the marriage plans. It becomes a loveless relationship between strangers.

The film follows Edward's life, shifting between the 1940's and the 1960's, counterbalancing the eager early loyalty with the paranoid, lonely and resentful man he becomes later in life. "The Good Shepherd" is a finite analysis of a man who knows what the important things in life are (family, love, friendship, parenting), but substitutes them for patriotism and duty -- perhaps as a way of restoring his father's honor.

What De Niro does so well is to patiently, rather microscopically, dissect Edward's life in the world of intelligence. Every detail of this man's soul is laid bare for us to see. It allows the viewer to respect and pity him at the same time. It is probably the greatest cinematic exploration of espionage ever made. We are privy to this character's very core.

Consider the multiple virtuoso sequences in which the CIA lab technicians systematically analyze a fuzzy black & white photograph in conjunction with a low grade audio tape. It is a fascinating study in detail that serves as a microcosm to the entire movie. De Niro's legendary attention to the details of his portrayed characters has quite obviously transferred to his directing. Everything of value in "The Good Shepherd" lays in the subtle moments... the momentary glances... the uncomfortable silences... the verbal hints and clues.

Also note the fabulous exchange in a covert London counter-intelligence office between Matt Damon and John Turturro. It is a fantastic exercise in screen writing, rapid rhythmic delivery and understated, yet mesmerizing, acting. It was wonderful to watch the "Rounders" duo reunite and square off with some great dialogue once again.

This may be De Niro's epic creation, but in terms of acting, this is Matt Damon's film. What he achieves here is nothing short of... well, nothing short of De Niro at his very best. Damon picks the bones of his character clean. It is a performance that establishes him as one of the greats of a generation. None of his contemporary peers can carry the face of solemnity and gravitas quite as powerfully as he. This role is Damon's "Raging Bull"... albeit a quiet rage. This is the best performance of 2006... from either sex.

There are many fine supporting roles on display. Most noteworthy are the turns by Alec Baldwin as the all-knowing FBI agent, Tammy Blanchard as Edward's regrettably lost first love, and Michael Gambon as the wise professor who has been in the game too long. It was also a welcome sight to see Joe Pesci in a feature film for the first time in a long while. The entire cast is first rate -- an obvious sign that De Niro knows how to cast a film with actors as precise as he.

This film truly captures how lonely it must be to work in the intelligence community, especially at that time. Half way through the film, Edward receives the news that his first son has been born. The resulting phone call to his wife is interrupted by air-raid sirens and horrible static. His wife asks if he is busy saving the world. He replies, "Sometimes. What color are his eyes?" When the line is cut off before she answers, we empathize with Edward's decision to sacrifice his own happiness for the good of his ungrateful government.

When Edward unexpectedly runs into Laura, some years after their college romance, she confesses that she often wonders what life would have been like had they stayed together. It is a poignant scene, filled with regrets of what might have been.

I watched two other films in the past week that were within touching distance of greatness. "The Painted Veil" and "Goya's Ghosts" were both in need of a little more patience -- maybe they were afraid to go much beyond the two hour mark for fear of being commercially unviable. At two hours and forty-five minutes, "The Good Shepherd" goes the extra mile, resulting in a complete filmgoing experience. Quite frankly, it is an unassailable masterpiece.

TC Candler IndependentCritics.com.